Where does “小鍋” come from?
小鍋 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 鍋, from Japanese 肴, from Old Japanese な, from Old Japanese の, from Middle Chinese 能 — talent, ability.
小鍋 (Japanese): a small pot; a small pan
Ancestry of “小鍋”, step by step
小鍋 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 鍋
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 鍋 | a broad-bottomed pot or pan |
| 2 | Japanese | 肴 | fish; a side dish served with alcoholic... |
| 3 | Old Japanese | な | any sharp and thin cutting implement: a blade,... |
| 4 | Old Japanese | の | plain, field |
| 5 | Middle Chinese | 能 | talent, ability |
via Japanese 小
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 小 | smallness; small size, small; Short for 小の月;... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | ささ | — |